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Chapter 23 Configuring System Message Logging Configuring System Message Logging
This example shows a partial switch system message :
00:00:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/2, changed state to up
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed
state to down 2
*Mar 1 18:46:11: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
18:47:02: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
*Mar 1 18:48:50.483 UTC: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)

Default System Message Logging Configuration

Table 23-2 shows the de fault sy stem m essage l oggi ng configura tion.
MNEMONIC Text string tha t uniquely desc ribes the messa ge.
description Text string containing detailed information about the event being reported.
Table 23-1 System Log Message Elements (continued)
Element Description
Table 23-2 Default System Message Logging Configuration
Feature Default Setting
System messa ge logging to t he c onsol e Enabled.
Console severity Debugging (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 23-3 on p ag e 23-9).
Loggi ng buffer size 4096 bytes.
Loggi ng histor y siz e 1 mess age.
Timestamps Disabled.
Synchro nous l oggi ng Disabled.
Logging se rver Disabled.
Syslog server IP address None configured.
Server facility Local7 (see Table 23-4 o n p age 23- 12 ).
Server severity Informational (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 23-3 on p ag e 23-9).